Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-07-01

Iuc p"iitiCat situsttOu IN tue Stttc ~
we'll as 10 our own county. seems tn be
pretty thoroughly mixed. The candidates
tor the governorship are numerous. and
from this fact arises degree of uncertain
~ as to who will receive the nomination,
hat renders ell conjecture uncer ain
There are no less than h,If dog n csndi-
,iates. aud each one claims the support IF
his respective locality.
The c.adidste of whom there IL the
greatest amount Of newspaper talk. is thu
present Attorney Genera. II m Car &c b.
Roberts, who is backed by his owu coan.
y (Carrol) and the two staunch and in.
duential demscr .tic papers, the IVES mIas
Ter Afroe1te and the Baltimore county
Democrat His friends claim that he wi I
60 into the convention with the votes nf
Hartford. Carroll Howard and b, tim IRE
counties, The aggregate OF which will he
20, snd also scattering votes Throughout,
the State. Some Of the more enthusi .stic
,dherents Of the gentleman claim that he
will have q majority of the convention on
he frs, ballot, but this is ra'her difficult
to calculate. as it requires vote oi So tn
nomins'e and they do not point out where
these votes will come from.
Another candidate who halls iron Car
roll is Baltimore'a present able and clever
postmaster, Frank Browa. tie 10 handi.
capped in the race by the fact that bis
county is against him.
Hon f. E Jackson, of Wicomico 10 the
anly prominent candidate from the Eastern
Shore. Mr. Jackson 10 President of the
Maryland Senate, and has large interests
IN the lumbe business at Salisbury. He
Is a man OF first class executive capacity
thoroughly business like in his methods,
and would. without doubt, make al ex-
cellent Governor. Senator Jackson will
have the votes OF the four counties below
the Choptank, viz: Somerset, Dorchester,
Worcester and Wicomieo-16 votes 10 al,
with the probability that he will also re-
ceive the support of Caroliue-3 votes
making 10 in all that he will likely re-
ceive in the convention on the first ballot
so shat with scattering votes that he may
receive he will probably lea on the frs,
ballot.
Hon. James Hodges, the present mayor
of Baltimore city, is another prominent
candidate who il likely to develope into
formidable one. His friends claim tina,
he will go into the convention with the
entire vote of Baltimore city (2D, proba'
bly, that of Kent 81, and as the Talbot
papers are booming him, he may receive
the vote of that county a., making a to.
tai showing Of twenty eight votes, pretty
good start.
Col. L. Victor Baughman, of Frederick
county, who made such a gallant fight for
Congress in the Sixth District last fall
and Richard Il Edelen, of Charles county
q member of the State Senate, are men
toned as possible nominees. CentreoiA'
Observer.
Among Marylanders located in Wash
ington interest in the coming gubernator
ial contest is growing every day. Every
Maryland politician who puts in an APP
pearance here is eagerly cross-questioned
as to the latest developments in the State
Representative Shaw, who was in this
city Monday and Tuesday, says the feel
ing in Baltimore city seem to point to the
are men in the counties who would prob.
ably vote for Mr.. Roberts before they
would throw their strength to Mayor Hold
ges. What the outcome will be Mr.. Shaw
is not able to tell at this period, but be
hopes his friend Roberts will be successful
Several of the aspirants are exceedingly
anxious to ascertain what course Senator
German will take, but up to the present
time he has replied to all questions on the
subject that, as nearly all of the gentlemen
named are his personal friends. he wants
to see the best man win. State Senator
E. E. jackson has made several visits to
this city recently, but bis stay has been
but brief, and it was given out that he was
simply here on private business. 1t is
known that Senator German has a very
high regard for Mr.. Jackson, but whether
be will come out for him in preference to
all of the other gentlemen mentioned re-
mains to be seen. Representative Comp
ton was in the city Tuesday and made a
tour of the departments. He has little to
say for publication on the governorship
question. He is quite satisfied to remain
in Congress, and viii cheeriulIy support
the party nominee, whoever he may be-
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Knott takes a hopeful view of the situa-
ton, SO far as he is individually concerned,
and says he is still in the ring with both
feet. He says he has received assurances
from all parts of the STATE that his nemi-
nation will give satisfaction.-W Washington
Cor. Baltic. Sun.